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Fantastic Function Follows Form

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Nathan

Hugh Pendexter III’s article on magic in Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Oz books, which was printed in the Autumn 1978 Baum Bugle, notes, “It seems wise to distinguish between magical technology, in which magic tools and devices imitate the advances of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Campbell and Irwin Terry, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Hugh Pendexter, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aphrodite, big wigs, brooms, great book of records, invisibility cloaks, ku-klip, looking glasses, magic belt, magic dishpan, magic picture, margaret berg, masquerade in oz, mustafa of mudge, percy and the shrinking violet, puns, queen zixi of ix, rash rubies, seven-league boots, shrinking violets, silver hammer, silver shoes, talismans, the baum bugle, the giant horse of oz, the magic of oz, the tin woodman of oz, thinking cap, tools, umbrellas, wicked witch of the east, wishes, wizard of oz | 5 Comments

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